Wow, that is potentially big, good catch BoG. I'm a big fan of PremierPass for airline travel, but am not a big fan of having to cancel the card every year to avoid the fee.

Wonder if it's a typo? Notice how the ad copy lists "no annual fee" on the basic level PP, but not on the elite?

Also, notice how there is a BT fee, and it's capped at $250 on Elite and $75 on basic?

YourSofaKingdom

New Member

posted: Jan. 25, 2007 @ 9:35a

markkundinger said: Wow, that is potentially big, good catch BoG. I'm a big fan of PremierPass for airline travel, but am not a big fan of having to cancel the card every year to avoid the fee.

Wonder if it's a typo? Notice how the ad copy lists "no annual fee" on the basic level PP, but not on the elite?

Also, notice how there is a BT fee, and it's capped at $250 on Elite and $75 on basic?Considering the link includes "feewaived" as part of its name, and that it says the annual fee is waived, I think it's legit. And if it is, it does seem like a great deal. I have no idea if they were wanting to only waive the fee for one year, but the terms and conditions seem to imply it's permanently waived.

And I noticed the same thing regarding the balance transfers. People in this thread mentioned that there was no BT fee with ths offer, but I couldn't find that in the terms and conditions I got. However, the terms at the bottom of the ad page state (and this is with my emphasis), "The balance transfer fee is 3% of the amount of each balance you transfer ($5 minimum, $250 maximum), but waived with this offer."

largeeyes

Senior Member - 3K

posted: Jan. 25, 2007 @ 9:43a

Son of a.........I got this card on Monday and now this appears. DOH!

Solobear

Senior Member - 1K

posted: Jan. 25, 2007 @ 10:06a

Thanks OP. Too good to pass up.

markkundinger

Senior Member - 2K

posted: Jan. 25, 2007 @ 10:10a

YourSofaKingdom said: However, the terms at the bottom of the ad page state (and this is with my emphasis), "The balance transfer fee is 3% of the amount of each balance you transfer ($5 minimum, $250 maximum), but waived with this offer."Good point on the $250 BT fee being waived for first year. However, it's still a warning, because if this is a card that you might keep forever (now that there's no fee), then having a large BT fee down the road might discourage you from a random tasty BT offer down the road.

Of course, nothing is to prevent Citibank from changing existing card terms every once in a while anyway.

largeeyes

Senior Member - 3K

posted: Jan. 25, 2007 @ 10:26a

I should get my premier pass elite in the next few days. Maybe I'll call them to ask them about this offer....and if they don't allow me to use it, have them cancel this without activating it and reapplying in 30-60 days.

fish777

Senior Member - 2K

posted: Jan. 25, 2007 @ 10:26a

So how do you earn point for every mile you fly from this card? Have to buy through Citi? Or can buy from any travel agent and just use the PremierPass card? And same question for getting a complimentary companion ticket (through Citi or any travel agent)?

And how to redeem the points? Like how many points for ticket? And can buy directly from airline or other travel agent? Or must be through Citi?

timo007

Member

posted: Jan. 25, 2007 @ 10:30a

Thanks OP.

Just got approved for $8k

Looking forward to those bonus points.

Cheers,

Timo

rab75

Senior Member

posted: Jan. 25, 2007 @ 11:39a

great offer

applied (deferred)

no annual fee (ever it seems), full elite PP benefits and accruals, and no fee BT, + 15K TY points? this offer is too good to be true

ty OP

largeeyes

Senior Member - 3K

posted: Jan. 25, 2007 @ 11:53a

Looks like they don't have me in the system yet. Once it shows up I'll have to call in and see if we can get it waived.

dumb question but is it possible to combine TY points if you have them spanned across multiple CITI cards?

I want to go for this one, although I doubt I'd get it since I was just approved for the CITI Hilton card and currently have 2 more CITI personal apps pending, BUT if I manage to get all of them and do the qualifying purchases, I could potentially have 45K TY points accross 3 cards.

Can you combine these?and if you can, can you combine them accross personal and business cards?

maddybeagle

Dismembered Member

posted: Jan. 25, 2007 @ 12:23p

yes, all of your cards with ty points are combined into 1 account.

RushnRockt

Senior Member - 4K

posted: Jan. 25, 2007 @ 12:26p

iSpecK said: dumb question but is it possible to combine TY points if you have them spanned across multiple CITI cards?

I want to go for this one, although I doubt I'd get it since I was just approved for the CITI Hilton card and currently have 2 more CITI personal apps pending, BUT if I manage to get all of them and do the qualifying purchases, I could potentially have 45K TY points accross 3 cards.

Can you combine these?and if you can, can you combine them accross personal and business cards?

Hilton does not combine with TY. The rest are combinable in every way.

People that are asking the rest of ThankYou points questions about flying and so on, please read the many posts about it and www.thankyounetwork.com. The information is out there and very easy to find.

They have the usual promotion recommending upgrade, I will call in an hour and see if I can get this one going, this would be beyond wootness

lnair

Addicted Member

posted: Jan. 25, 2007 @ 12:30p

RushnRockt said: They have the usual promotion recommending upgrade, I will call in an hour and see if I can get this one going, this would be beyond wootness Awesome, could you please post an update after you talk to them? thanks!

Pepero

Member

posted: Jan. 25, 2007 @ 12:46p

Thanks just got approved! It doesn't mention the BT fee being waived, but it probably is right?

Confirmation Congratulations, _______! You have been approved for a Citi PremierPass« Card - Elite Level account with the following:

The transaction fee for Balance Transfers is 3.0% of the amount of the balances transferred with a minimum of $5 and a maximum of $250.

thewogis

Member

posted: Jan. 25, 2007 @ 1:06p

if i dont get instant approval is that not a good sign or it could go either way??????????????

lnair

Addicted Member

posted: Jan. 25, 2007 @ 1:10p

thewogis said: if i dont get instant approval is that not a good sign or it could go either way??????????????Could go either way. To check citi application status:

Phone: 888-201-4523 (7AM-7PM Central, Mon to Fri)

timo007

Member

posted: Jan. 25, 2007 @ 1:10p

thewogis said: if i dont get instant approval is that not a good sign or it could go either way??????????????

I didn't get instant approval, yet I called 3 hours later and was told I was approved.

Cheers,

Timo

djspray

Addicted Member

posted: Jan. 25, 2007 @ 2:18p

nm, I'm blind.

d4ldtppsc

Broke Member

posted: Jan. 25, 2007 @ 2:28p

Ok, I'm not hating, this is good, but besides the 15,000 bonus TY points, no annual fee, 0% BT for 12 months with no BT fee, what else does this card offer after you get all that? What makes it stand out? I mean, I've seen other cards with similar offerings.

Beckles

Senior Member - 1K

posted: Jan. 25, 2007 @ 2:33p

d4ldtppsc said: Ok, I'm not hating, this is good, but besides the 15,000 bonus TY points, no annual fee, 0% BT for 12 months with no BT fee, what else does this card offer after you get all that? What makes it stand out? I mean, I've seen other cards with similar offerings.Please do share all those "other cards" with similar offerings just for signing up then ...

RushnRockt

Senior Member - 4K

posted: Jan. 25, 2007 @ 2:33p

Tried upgrading, they don't know anything about this offer. Was sent over to the applications department and they don't know anything about either, claim that it might be "online only" and probably the fee is waived for "one year." Of course, can't believe them since they do not even know about the offer. I will try bugging their CSRs more when I get back home tonight. If anyone else has any luck UPGRADING or verifying that annual fee is waived for sure, that would be awesome.

P.S. ProBanker, there are barely any ads on MSN.com, are you sure its not some other website?

lnair said: RushnRockt said: They have the usual promotion recommending upgrade, I will call in an hour and see if I can get this one going, this would be beyond wootness Awesome, could you please post an update after you talk to them? thanks!

RushnRockt

Senior Member - 4K

posted: Jan. 25, 2007 @ 2:39p

d4ldtppsc said: Ok, I'm not hating, this is good, but besides the 15,000 bonus TY points, no annual fee, 0% BT for 12 months with no BT fee, what else does this card offer after you get all that? What makes it stand out? I mean, I've seen other cards with similar offerings.

Oh, you're looking for a travel card, RushnRockt. Well, I was going to post that from a quick search, there's the Citi Professional with 15,000 TY points, no annual fee, and 0% BT for 12 months with no BT fee. So Beckles, there you go.

I'm just saying that there's other cards offering such bonuses. I've read here that the companion pass isn't that great sometimes since it can be more expensive than buying 2 tickets since you have to go through the citi travel agent.

McDullgirl

New Member

posted: Jan. 25, 2007 @ 3:00p

Does anyone know how to Earn points for the tickets you buy for friends and family, plus the miles they fly?Is it only possible when buying air tickets through citi agent?Thank you.

XeroK00L

Greedy Member

posted: Jan. 25, 2007 @ 3:07p

PremierPass sucks...with no preset spending limit it does not report any credit limit to the CRAs, dropping my credit score by 9 points or so. I cancelled the card immediately after I got my 15,000 TY points and my score went back up to where it was. I say get the points by all means, but don't keep the card!

RushnRockt

Senior Member - 4K

posted: Jan. 25, 2007 @ 3:13p

d4ldtppsc said: Oh, you're looking for a travel card, RushnRockt. Well, I was going to post that from a quick search, there's the Citi Professional with 15,000 TY points, no annual fee, and 0% BT for 12 months with no BT fee. So Beckles, there you go.

I'm just saying that there's other cards offering such bonuses. I've read here that the companion pass isn't that great sometimes since it can be more expensive than buying 2 tickets since you have to go through the citi travel agent.

Citi Professional has bonus points for different categories. Citi PremierPass offers bonus points for buying tickets. That is the reason I gave you the link to the travel card thread. Comparing one TY points card to another is pointless, if they cover different categories, get them both like I did. Companion tickets are rarely a good deal no matter who offers them, on rare occasions they are indeed useful. This is not the main selling feature of the card. Previously, I have been getting my flying points without using Citi's agent and that's the main attraction of this card, especially if you use it together with all the other TY point cards from Citi.

McDullgirl said: Does anyone know how to Earn points for the tickets you buy for friends and family, plus the miles they fly?Is it only possible when buying air tickets through citi agent?Thank you.

Use the card to buy tickets, get points, no citi agent involved. That's how it worked for me before, but I have not bought a ticket in a few months. As I previously stated, thankyounetwork.com and their hotline are a much better to ask those questions.

Canceling a card because of 9 point drop? That's amusing, with enough CCs and history one card should not matter. I have 5 cards not showing CL and still surviving just fine.

uwdevil

New Member

posted: Jan. 25, 2007 @ 3:15p

McDullgirl said: Does anyone know how to Earn points for the tickets you buy for friends and family, plus the miles they fly?Is it only possible when buying air tickets through citi agent?Thank you.

All you need to do is to buy tickets by your Premier Pass card for you or yourfriends/family. It does not matter where you get the tickets.After you buy a ticket, the airlines should pass the itineray to Citi.When the travel is completed, the TY points will be posted to your account within 8 weeks.

Sometimes the airlines might fail to provide Citi the itineray, which happened to me for my last travel, you would need to provide Citi a copy of the itineray or boarding passes to get the TY points.

Hope this helps.

cmai97

Senior Member

posted: Jan. 25, 2007 @ 3:16p

One thing that the PremierPass offers above and beyond is the BVG, which is rarely found on a no fee card.

BillLumberg

Senior Member - 1K

posted: Jan. 25, 2007 @ 3:24p

XeroK00L said: PremierPass sucks...with no preset spending limit it does not report any credit limit to the CRAs, dropping my credit score by 9 points or so. I cancelled the card immediately after I got my 15,000 TY points and my score went back up to where it was. I say get the points by all means, but don't keep the card!

Crap, can anyone else confirm this? I'd be all over this card if this weren't true!

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wiredspider

Shopaholic Member

posted: Jul. 2, 2008 @ 11:48p

The CSR did not mention I would lose fix flight redemptions if I downgraded, found that out afterwards. So I called in about that, figured I could get some type of extra point promo for 3 months or whatever, but nothing so I just went with the cancellation.

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